2017 Uncirculated Coin Set on sale May 17

The United States Mint will begin accepting orders for the 2017 U.S. Mint Uncirculated Coin Set (17RJ) on May 17 at noon Eastern Time.

This year’s set consists of 20 coins in two folders—one folder of 10 coins from the Philadelphia Mint and one folder of 10 from the Denver Mint. Coins in each folder include:

Five quarters from the America the Beautiful Quarters Program honoring Effigy Mounds National Monument (Iowa), Frederick Douglass National Historic Site (Washington, D.C.); Ozark National Scenic Riverways (Missouri), Ellis Island (Statue of Liberty National Monument; New Jersey), and George Rogers Clark National Historical Park (Indiana);

One Native American $1 coin with a reverse design featuring a profiled likeness of Sequoyah writing “Sequoyah from Cherokee Nation” in syllabary along the border of the design;

One Kennedy half dollar;

One Roosevelt dime;

One Jefferson nickel; and

One Lincoln cent.

The Mint’s Uncirculated coins are struck on special presses using greater force than circulating coins, producing a sharp, intricately detailed image. The coins are sealed in a blister-pack and displayed in a folder—red for Denver, blue for Philadelphia. This year, in honor of the Mint’s 225th anniversary, the cents struck in Philadelphia bear the P mintmark for the first time.

Orders will be accepted at the Mint’s online catalog and at 1-800-USA-MINT (872-6468). Hearing- and speech-impaired customers with TTY equipment may order at 1-888-321-MINT. ❑

I think they should make these clad sets out of 90 % or better silver. This would avoid the horror stories of people sometimes getting face value when the old sets are sold. I think that is a real shame when that happens.

BArry et al., I believe this year the mint doe have authority striking these in .999 silver, that would be awesome, but the mint did not such thing & keeps the 90% for silver still>? Regardless I have so many friggin mint sets from over the years I stopped buying a few years ago except for 1 most years.

As to weakness in Gold Commems, the commems themselves are a ‘weak’ subject as most collectors are not into non-profit$ especially when the only commems are for them. I collect the BU $5 & the NPS is low mintage, this may pass it, but I don;t care for Religious folks on coins, even Father Flannigan…Maybe Spencer Tracy’s image? I think part of the mints problemS (duhhh…) are that it is a rudderless organization without a real leaader. As our curent POTUS is very busy on other stuff & regardless has appointed positions @ a glacial pace there may be a bet will Trump name a Director before 2020, or he departs otherwise…? or after his ‘re-election”……not a priority apparently–> which is odd as the mint does make $$$..when run properly…